page_title: Jim Mattis
section_title: Civilian awards
hierarchical_section_title: Jim Mattis / Civilian awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, right, present U.S. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, center left, and French Gen. Stephane Abril, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, with the Distinguished Military Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.
context_page_description: James Norman Mattis is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 26th US secretary of defense from January 2017 through January 2019. During his 44 years in the Marine Corps, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.
  Mattis was commissioned in the Marine Corps through the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps after graduating from Central Washington University. A career Marine, he gained a reputation among his peers for "intellectualism", and eventually advanced to the rank of general. From 2007 to 2010 he commanded the United States Joint Forces Command and concurrently served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. He was commander of United States Central Command from 2010 to 2013 with Admiral Bob Harward serving as his deputy commander. After retiring from the military, he served in several private sector roles, including as a board member of Theranos.
  Mattis was nominated as secretary of defense by president-elect Donald Trump, and confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2017.
context_section_description: Mattis's civilian awards include:
  2009: Center for National Policy's Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award
  2010: Atlantic Council's Distinguished Military Leadership Award
  2013: World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads "Ryan C. Crocker Global Citizen of the Year" Award
  2014: Marine Corps University Foundation Semper Fidelis Award
  2014: Washington College honorary doctor of laws degree
  2016: Washington Policy Center Champion of Freedom Award recipient
caption: Mattis receiving the Distinguished Military Leadership Award from Michael Mullen at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.
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